Patrick McNamee

National Semiconductor Corp. develops and manufactures analog intensive and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm’s product portfolio includes power management circuits, audio and operational amplifiers, analog-to-digital or digital-to-analog converters, communication interface circuits, lighting and display circuits, adaptive voltage scaling circuits, and radio frequency integrated circuits, as well as power references, regulators, and switches. The company was founded by Arie Brish on June 29, 1959 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Dialog Semiconductor Plc engages in the design, development, and marketing of integrated circuit (IC) products. It operates through the following segments: Custom Mixed Signal (CMS), Advanced Mixed Signal (AMS), Connectivity and Audio (C&A), and Industrial IoT. The CMS segment provides custom ICs designed to meet the needs of the customers in the mobile, industrial, automotive, computing and storage markets. The AMS segment offers standard products including CMICs, AC/DC converter solutions for smaller, fast charging power adaptors for portable devices as well as LED drivers for backlighting and solid state lighting products. The C&A segment includes standard products incorporating short-range wireless, digital cordless, Bluetooth low energy, VoIP, and low-power Wi-Fi technologies. The Industrial IoT segment consists of products enabling smart factory and building automation including non-volatile memory (NVM) ICs, industrial communication ICs, custom-designed ASICs and embedded systems, servers, and software. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Reading, the United Kingdom.

CSR Ltd. operates as holding company with interests in designing and developing of silicon, software and services for the consumer electronic market. The company was founded by James D. Y. Collier, Philip O'Donovan, Glenn Collinson, Jonathan Kimmitt, Carl Orsborn, Ian Sabberton, Justin Penfold, Robert Young and Graham Pink in April 1999 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Nujira Ltd. provides fabless semiconductor devices. It also provides Envelope Tracking technology and solutions for powering 4G cellular terminals, base stations and digital broadcast transmitters. Nujira was founded in 2002 by Tim Haynes and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Powervation Ltd. provides energy-efficient solutions for power systems. The company was founded by Karl-Heinz Rinne and Eamon O'Malley in January 2006 and is headquartered in Blackrock, Ireland.

Cambridge Silicon Radio Ltd. Manufactured fabless semiconductors. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

National Microelectronics Institute provides a practical mechanism for commercial and technological development of the microelectronics industry. The firm also supports semiconductor manufacturing, electronic systems manufacturing, chip design and systems developers. The company is headquartered in Livingston, the United Kingdom.